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With not even half the season gone, the Blackhawks took advantage of their last opportunity to put the Predators as far back in their rearview mirror as they could. The teams met for the sixth and final time Sunday night at the United Center, and the Hawks came away with a 5-4 victory over their nearest Central Division pursuer to sweep a weekend series. After a sleepy first two periods, the teams exploded in the third for a combined six goals, with the last being Patrick Kane's game-winner with 44 seconds remaining.

The Sports Xchange Predators recall F Forsberg The Nashville Predators announced Friday that they recalled forward Filip Forsberg from Milwaukee of the AHL and assigned forwards Daniel Bang and Kevin Henderson to the Admirals. Forsberg, 18, had one assist in four games for the Predators since joining the team April 13. -----------------------------------------------

"If you sit in the [penalty] box you can't develop as a player," says winger Jordin Tootoo, a top Nashville Predators prospect playing with the AHL Milwaukee Admirals. Tootoo has just one goal and three points to go with 63 penalty minutes.

Defenseman Mark Eaton was traded by the Philadelphia Flyers to the Nashville Predators for a third-round pick in next year's NHL draft. Eaton, 23, appeared in 27 games with Philadelphia last season, collecting one goal, one assist and eight penalty minutes. The 6-foot-2, 190-pound defenseman also played in 47 games for the AHL's Philadelphia Phantoms, with nine goals, 17 assists and six penalty minutes. - The New York Rangers took left wing Andreas Johansson from the Calgary Flames in the NHL waiver draft.

The Sports Xchange Predators reassign D Ellis The Nashville Predators announced Saturday that they reassigned defenseman Ryan Ellis to the Milwaukee Admirals of the AHL. Ellis was just recalled to Nashville on Thursday. Ellis, 22, has two goals and four assists in 32 games for the Predators this season. He has four goals and six assists in 24 games for Milwaukee this season. -----------------------------------------------

The Sports Xchange Predators sign third-round draft pick The Nashville Predators signed 2012 third-round draft pick Brendan Leipsic to a three-year, entry-level contract, the team announced Thursday. Leipsic, 19, was the leading scorer this season in the Western Hockey League with 120 points (49 goals and 71 assists) for Portland. He led the WHA in goals and was second in assists. -----------------------------------------------